2016 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
2016 Big Ten Conference football season
League
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport
Football
Duration
September 1, 2016 through January 2017
Number of teams
14
TV partner(s)
ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2017 NFL Draft
Top draft pick
Marshon Lattimore (Ohio State)
Picked by
New Orleans Saints, 11th overall
Regular season
Season MVP
Saquon Barkley, Penn State & J. T. Barrett, Ohio State
East Division champions
Penn State & Ohio State (co-champions)[1]
West Division champions
Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions
Penn State
Runners-up
Wisconsin
Finals MVP
Trace McSorley, Penn State (QB)
Football seasons
← 2015
2017 →
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2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$
8
–
1
11
–
3
No. 6 Ohio State x^
8
–
1
11
–
2
No. 10 Michigan
7
–
2
10
–
3
Indiana
4
–
5
6
–
7
Maryland
3
–
6
6
–
7
Michigan State
1
–
8
3
–
9
Rutgers
0
–
9
2
–
10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy
7
–
2
11
–
3
Iowa
6
–
3
8
–
5
Nebraska
6
–
3
9
–
4
Minnesota
5
–
4
9
–
4
Northwestern
5
–
4
7
–
6
Illinois
2
–
7
3
–
9
Purdue
1
–
8
3
–
9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 Big Ten Conference football season was the 121st season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is a part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's third season with 14 teams. The season marked a return to a nine-game conference schedule, something the league has not had since 1984.[2]
Penn State and Ohio State each finished with identical 8–1 conference records, but Penn State won the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Buckeyes. Accordingly, Penn State won the East Division for the first time since the conference instituted divisions. Wisconsin won the West Division for the fourth time in the six years the division had existed.
In the Big Ten Championship held on December 3, 2016, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, Penn State defeated Wisconsin 38–31 to win the Big Ten.
^"Ohio State earns share of East Division title". Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
^"Big Ten Announces 2016 and 2017 Conference Football Schedules". Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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